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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question: what is the historical background behind the once saved always saved theory and the one's needs to work out his salvation theory? what are the biblical verses that each theory uses to support itself? |
Bible Answer: Hebrews111 -- "Once saved, always saved" -- the better term is "the eternal security of the believer" -- is not a theory. It is an orthodox doctrine fully supported by Scripture. Please see my post number 92700 for a partial list of the scriptural passages that support this doctrine. If by "work out his salvation theory" you are alluding to the passage in Philippians 2:12 which says to "work out your own salvation with fear and trembling," this passage by no means teaches salvation by works. It is decidedly not the "other side of the coin" of the doctrine of the believer's eternal security of salvation in Christ. What the apostle is referring to in this passage is the believer's responsibility to work continuously toward the fulfillment or completion (that's what the Greek verb translated "work out" means) of his sanctification through obedience to Christ's commands. Salvation is a triad. We have been saved from sin by God's grace through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. That's justification. .... We are being saved from falling away into the bondage and dominion of sin by the work of the Holy Spirit. His work continues throughtout the life of the believer, resulting in personal holiness. That's sanctification. ..... We will be saved from eternal destruction. In this final act of salvation, the physical bodies of justified men and women are raised and transformed into the likeness of the resurrected body of Christ Jesus. That's glorification. --Hank |